---
type: source
title: "Futardio: Umbra-001 - Fund Umbra Security Audits"
author: "futard.io"
url: "https://www.metadao.fi/projects/umbra/proposal/71nYHjLpgY7evn9G4UaGCBd6cYHpGWzrzd3ESs2KUduG"
date: 2025-11-12
domain: internet-finance
format: data
status: processed
tags: [futarchy, solana, governance, umbra]
event_type: proposal
derived_items:
  - "decisions/internet-finance/umbra-fund-security-audits.md"
  - "entities/internet-finance/umbra.md"
---

## Proposal Details
- Project: Umbra
- Proposal: Umbra-001 - Fund Umbra Security Audits
- Status: Passed
- Created: 2025-11-12
- URL: https://www.metadao.fi/projects/umbra/proposal/71nYHjLpgY7evn9G4UaGCBd6cYHpGWzrzd3ESs2KUduG

## Summary

### 🎯 Key Points
The proposal seeks $105,000 USDC to fund security audits by Halborn for Umbra before its mainnet launch, ensuring the integrity of ZK circuits and the Anchor program.

### 📊 Impact Analysis
#### 👥 Stakeholder Impact
The approval of this proposal will directly benefit the Umbra development team and its users by enhancing the security of the platform before launch.

#### 📈 Upside Potential
Successful audits could significantly boost user confidence and mitigate risks associated with vulnerabilities in the code, potentially leading to increased adoption.

#### 📉 Risk Factors
Delays in the audit process or unexpected findings could jeopardize the timeline for the mainnet launch, impacting project momentum and stakeholder trust.

## Content

**Proposer:** Kru  
**Requested:** 105,000 USDC  
**Recipient:** Kru (for audit coordination)  
**Purpose:** Security audits for Umbra before mainnet

### **Summary**

We are in the final stages of Umbra going live on mainnet alongside Arcium and we’ve spent the last month evaluating different audit partners. So far the best partner for us seems to be Halborn. This proposal looks to initiate a spend of $105,000 USDC for the same. 

**About Halborn**

* **Founded:** 2019  
* **Focus:** Cybersecurity and auditing firm  
* **Value Secured:** Over **$1 trillion** in digital assets  
* **Clients:** 600+ across exchanges, custody infrastructure, and blockchains

* ### Solana Ecosystem Security Work: Conducted **audits for Solana Foundation, Solana Labs, and Anza**.

* ### Reviewed 150K+ lines of code across SPL programs and Layer-1 components.

**Goal**

* Halborn will secure and verify both ZK circuits and Anchor program before Arcium mainnet launch.

### **Challenges and scope as highlighted by Halborn**
### Challenges

* Two codebases nearing completion, with ZK circuits ready for audit and Solana programmes following within weeks.  
* No prior external audit of Umbra’s cryptographic logic \- high need for independent ZK \+ Rust review.  
* Tight launch window (\~30 days) creates risk without parallel audit execution and structured issue tracking.  
* Complex dependencies on Arcium’s evolving MPC infra make code freeze and scoping fluid.  
* Global, remote team (India \+ Spain) requires timezone-aligned engineering collaboration and rapid feedback loops

* **Scope Includes**  
  * Software, System & Process design advisory  
  * Technical & Security Overview   
  * Penetration Testing & Source Code Security Assessment   
  * Mobile Application Security Assessment  
  * Red Team Exersice ( OpSec )  
  * Cloud Security Assessment  
    

You can read more about the payment terms and scope of work here: [(Halborn Retainer Doc](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vKMGEAI_m0nyABQQkNffKNVcETRO35M3/view?usp=drivesdk)).

### **Execution and Timeline**

* **Total:** $105,000  
* **Disbursement:**   
  * Upfront: $35,000  
  * The remaining balance of $70,000 shall be paid upon the earlier of:  
    * (a) Approval of the payment and release of funds allocated to Umbra  
    * (b) Delivery of the draft report by Halborn to Client.  
* **Timeline:** 35 Days  
* **Note:** To ensure we can meet our launch timelines Kru will be making an upfront payment of $35000 to help us proceed with the engagement with Halborn without any delays



## Raw Data

- Proposal account: `71nYHjLpgY7evn9G4UaGCBd6cYHpGWzrzd3ESs2KUduG`
- Proposal number: 1
- DAO account: `BLkBSE96kQys7SrMioKxeMiVbeo4Ckk2Y4n1JphKxYnv`
- Proposer: `BF8hxzzR4KuVxfsyAUFyy26E6y2GhsSZgBoUQrygwof1`
- Autocrat version: 0.6
